www.fcadv.org JUNE 2017 / FACES OF FATALITY 29 Decedent: • 16% (31 of 200) of decedents had a known history of domestic violence, based on criminal records and narrative reports. • 6% (12 of 200) of decedents had a known criminal order of no contact issued against them. • 2% (4 of 200) of decedents had a known permanent Injunction for Protection filed against them by the perpetrator. Domestic Violence and Social Services • 27% (55 of 205) of decedents or their family had known contact with DCF. • 14% (27 of 199) of decedents had known contact with victim support services. • 4% (7 of 200) of decedents had known contact with a certified domestic violence center. • 19% (20 of 107) of perpetrators with a prior history of domestic violence were currently or had previously been enrolled in a batterers’ intervention program. Characteristics of the Fatality • 42% (83 of 200) of perpetrators completed suicide and an additional 6% (11 of 200) attempted but did not complete suicide. • At the time of the fatality, there was known substance use by 52% of perpetrators. This information is based on self-reports by the perpetrator and medical toxicology reports. The breakdown is as follows: 26% alcohol (36 of 137) 16% drugs (22 of 137) 10% drugs and alcohol (13 of 137) 48% no known documented substance abuse (66 of 137) • 12% (24 of 200) of fatalities had a collateral victim (i.e., a victim other than the decedent; does not include perpetrator suicides) • There were known child witnesses in 19% (39 of 207) cases.
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